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N.C. Division of Public Health / Surveillance and Evaluation Team / 919-707-5425 / www.ncpublichealth.com
State of North Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services / www.dhhs.state.nc.us
N.C. DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
The North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (NC CHAMP) is a surveillance system that collects information
about the health characteristics of children from age 0 to 17 years. NC CHAMP is a follow-up survey of the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) telephone survey of adults, ages 18 and older. All adult respondents with children living in their household
are invited to participate in the CHAMP survey. One child is randomly selected from the household and the adult most knowledgeable about
the health of the selected child is interviewed in a follow-up survey. This surveillance update includes data collected in 2009 on 1,503
parental surveys of children ages 5 to 17. Results presented here are for parents who reported that their child wore a seat belt 'most of the
time', 'some of the time' or 'never' when parent was driving and child was riding in vehicle. Percentages are weighted to population
characteristics. For further information about NC CHAMP, including specific data on 95 percent confidence intervals, please visit
www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/champ or contact CHAMPstaff@dhhs.nc.gov.
Seat Belt Use:
2009 Child Health Assessment & Monitoring Program (CHAMP)
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch / June 2008
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their
child does not always wear a seat belt when the
parent is driving, by child gender: N.C. CHAMP 2009
4.5 4.9 4.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Total Males Females
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their child
does not always wear a seat belt when the parent is driving,
by child age group: N.C. CHAMP 2009
3.7 4.0
5.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
5-10 Years 11-13 Years 14-17 Years
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their
child does not always wear a seat belt when the
parent is driving, by parent educational attainment:
N.C. CHAMP 2009
18.6
9.2
2.9 2.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
< High School High School Some College College
Graduate
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their child
does not always wear a seat belt when the parent is driving,
by child race/ethnicity: N.C. CHAMP 2009
2.9
8.2
5.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
White African American Other Minorities
Percentage
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N.C. Division of Public Health / Surveillance and Evaluation Team / 919-707-5425 / www.ncpublichealth.com
State of North Carolina / Department of Health and Human Services / www.dhhs.state.nc.us
N.C. DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
The North Carolina Child Health Assessment and Monitoring Program (NC CHAMP) is a surveillance system that collects information
about the health characteristics of children from age 0 to 17 years. NC CHAMP is a follow-up survey of the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) telephone survey of adults, ages 18 and older. All adult respondents with children living in their household
are invited to participate in the CHAMP survey. One child is randomly selected from the household and the adult most knowledgeable about
the health of the selected child is interviewed in a follow-up survey. This surveillance update includes data collected in 2009 on 1,503
parental surveys of children ages 5 to 17. Results presented here are for parents who reported that their child wore a seat belt 'most of the
time', 'some of the time' or 'never' when parent was driving and child was riding in vehicle. Percentages are weighted to population
characteristics. For further information about NC CHAMP, including specific data on 95 percent confidence intervals, please visit
www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/champ or contact CHAMPstaff@dhhs.nc.gov.
Seat Belt Use:
2009 Child Health Assessment & Monitoring Program (CHAMP)
Injury and Violence Prevention Branch / June 2008
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their
child does not always wear a seat belt when the
parent is driving, by child gender: N.C. CHAMP 2009
4.5 4.9 4.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Total Males Females
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their child
does not always wear a seat belt when the parent is driving,
by child age group: N.C. CHAMP 2009
3.7 4.0
5.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
5-10 Years 11-13 Years 14-17 Years
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their
child does not always wear a seat belt when the
parent is driving, by parent educational attainment:
N.C. CHAMP 2009
18.6
9.2
2.9 2.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
< High School High School Some College College
Graduate
Percentage
Percentage of N.C. parents who reported that their child
does not always wear a seat belt when the parent is driving,
by child race/ethnicity: N.C. CHAMP 2009
2.9
8.2
5.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
White African American Other Minorities
Percentage
NORTH CAROLINA INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION www.injuryfreenc.ncdhhs.gov 9/10